Monday 4 January 2010

More about Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh

Quick Hotel Missoni Facts

1 George IV Bridge
Edinburgh, EH1 1AD
Tel: +44 (0)131 220 6666
Fax: +44 (0)131 240 1701

Hotel Missoni is the first property to be unveiled in this exciting new hotel brand. Combining the unique style of the iconic Italian fashion & interiors house with the expertise of The Rezidor Hotel Group, Hotel Missoni has redefined the design hotel. Designed to give guests a true taste of the Missoni lifestyle, Hotel Missoni has become one of Edinburgh’s most desirable destinations.

Bars & Restaurants

Bars

Inspired by the Italian passion for great coffee. Pure theatre. From early morning. Till late, late night. Where fashion meets everyday life. Scene setting for the modern age. Striking effects of light and dark. Expert mixology. Fine coffee and chocolate. A fashion lover’s home-from-home in contemporary Edinburgh. To see or be seen. That is the question.
Restaurants

Cucina

All of life unfolds here. The mood evolves. From earliest breakfast to late-night supper. Authentic, modern cooking inspired by classic Italian cuisine. The freshest seasonal ingredients. Hearty flavours. The best of the best simply and authentically prepared.

Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh

Hotel Missoni, EdinburghMaggiore Room 507, Hotel Missoni Edinburgh; 44-131-220-6666; hotelmissoni.com

There are 136 rooms and doubles range from $320 to $396. Maggiore Room 507, a junior suite, ranges from $380 to $609.

There's an aspect to Edinburgh—dour, flinty, parsimonious—that fits notions of the Scottish character: Behold the 1,000-year-old Edinburgh Castle, which served as a stern warning to invaders from Edward I to the Jacobites, or that Gothic spire rising like a forbidding reinforcer of penitence. Don't be fooled. Neither the Scots nor Edinburgh are averse to the lush and the louche any longer. Walking into your room, you'll find it awash in colorful zigzag prints hand-selected by Rosita Missoni. And just outside the hotel, which sits on the corner of the George IV Bridge, is the buzz of the Royal Mile. As ever, the historic thoroughfare will be jumping with the summer's festivals, mainstream and fringe (that spire is now The Hub, a booking center for cultural events). At the end of the Mile is Holyrood Palace, the queen's official Scottish residence. But her rooms, you can be sure, don't come with a taste of la dolce vita.Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh, bookSome text from www.concierge.com